They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly;
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony-
It's the same old cry!

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Topic

Originality Innovation Resistance to change

Author

Ira Gershwin

Source

They All Laughed Shall We Dance

Medium

Song Musical

Language

English

Time

1937 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Songwriter

From

United States

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Citation

Gershwin, Ira. "They All Laughed." Shall We Dance. Composed by George Gershwin. Performed by Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire. RKO Radio Pictures, 1937.

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Another quote from the 1930s

The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Topic
Fear
Speaker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential inaugural address
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Original Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1933, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

Current Citation

Roosevelt, Franklin D. "First Inaugral Address: Washington, DC, March 4, 1933." Great Speeches, edited by John Grafton. Dover, 1999.

Another quote about Innovation

The true creator is necessity, who is the mother of our invention.

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Creativity Innovation Invention
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.